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Carl Close Jr., Newton Upper Falls

Hammersmith Studios

The Lowell Sun

Updated:
08/01/2018 02:08:53 PM EDT

Blacksmithing hasn't really changed or evolved that much since the dawn of time. Paul Revere could come into this shop and basically go right to work.

Carl Close Jr. comes from a family of craftsmen on Massachusetts' North Shore. His father had a forge and made all his own tools, a vital skill in the days before hardware stores and home-improvement centers.
"There was an old saying, ' With hammer in hand, all art forms stand,' which meant that if it wasn't for the blacksmith, nobody else could do their job," Carl says.

Carl served as a welder and later worked in an architectural iron work company before striking out on his own. His company takes its name from the Saugus Iron Works, which, in the 1640s, was called Hammersmith.

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